by Whitney | Jul 5, 2011 | business, Discovery, education, explanations, learning
In doing some research for a new project, I stumbled across a new animate from The RSA based on a lecture I love from Steve Johnson. (You should really listen to the whole podcast, or better yet, subscribe to the series in iTunes.) It fits in well with my post the...
by Whitney | Apr 13, 2011 | business, community, Discovery, economics, Uncategorized
One of the most powerful skills you can harness is the ability to listen, take in information and place it in context for your every day life. Sometimes, from the most mundane or seemingly useless resources, you can gain some insight, a new twist or look at things in...
by Whitney | Apr 5, 2011 | Discovery, education, learning, Uncategorized
I came across this video through a blog called “For the love of learning” with a subtitle of “Teachers who blame students for being bored is the equivalent to yelling at the hammer after you strike your own thumb.” This encapsulates much of...
by Whitney | Feb 28, 2011 | Discovery, Serendipity, travel
My friend, Chris Brogan, wrote an interesting post about the future of geo-location apps and mobile. Chris is flooded with information every day, and I understand why he wants Yelp to automatically narrow selections to his favorites or preferred categories- it makes...